Lucy Roberts

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lucy Roberts

| image = Lewes FC Women 0 Manchester united Women 2 02 12 2018 a-258 (46161444451).jpg

| image_size =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|05|11}}

| birth_place = Crewe, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = OB Q

| clubnumber = 25

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013

| youthclubs1 = Stoke City

| youthyears2 = 2013–2017

| youthclubs2 = Liverpool

| collegeyears1 = 2019–2022

| college1 = South Florida Bulls

| collegecaps1 = 58{{cite web |title=2019 Women's Soccer Roster – Lucy Roberts |url=https://gousfbulls.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11937 |website=gousfbulls.com |access-date=25 August 2019}}

| collegegoals1 = 6

| collegeyears2 = 2023

| college2 = Louisville Cardinals

| collegecaps2 = 17

| collegegoals2 = 2

| years1 = 2017–2018

| clubs1 = Liverpool

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2019

| clubs2 = Manchester United

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019

| clubs3 = → Huddersfield Town (loan)

| caps3 = 6

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2023

| clubs4 = North Carolina Courage U23

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = OB Q

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam1 = England U17

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019

| nationalteam2 = England U19

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| club-update = 14:51, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 5 October 2019

}}

Lucy Roberts (born 11 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Danish Women's League club OB Q.

She has previously played for Liverpool, Huddersfield Town on loan from Manchester United, the South Florida Bulls, and the Louisville Cardinals. She has represented England at the under-17 and under-19 level.

Club career

= Liverpool =

Roberts joined Liverpool from Stoke City when she was 12 years old and progressed through the club's Centre of Excellence and Development squads, making her professional debut in an FA Cup game against Watford on 4 February 2018. In doing so she became Liverpool's youngest full debutant of the FA WSL era at the age of 16 years 269 days.{{Cite web|url=http://women.liverpoolfc.com/news/introducing_latest_reds_debutants_pike_and_roberts.html|title=Introducing latest Reds debutants Pike and Roberts|website=women.liverpoolfc.com|language=en|access-date=9 February 2019}}

= Manchester United =

On 1 July 2018, Roberts joined the newly formed Manchester United to compete in their inaugural season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/meet-the-players-in-manchester-united-women-squad-with-photos-and-video|title=Meet the players in Manchester United Women squad with photos and video|website=www.manutd.com|language=en|access-date=9 February 2019}} She spent the season with the academy side, reaching the final of the FA WSL Academy Cup, and in the National League with Huddersfield Town, appearing six times and scoring two goals.{{cite web |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedSeasonID=276724461&personID=797041283&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=1&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort= |title=Huddersfield Town – Player Season Totals 2018–19 |website=www.thefa.com |access-date=15 May 2019}} She was released at the end of the season having not made a senior appearance for United.{{cite web |title=Man Utd Women release Devlin, Hartley, Roberts and Salmon |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-women-release-devlin-hartley-roberts-and-salmon |website=www.manutd.com |language=en}}

= University of South Florida, 2019–2022 =

On 17 July 2019, Roberts enrolled at the University of South Florida in the United States, to play in their women's soccer team.{{cite web |title=Schilte-Brown Signs Three International Bulls to 2019 Roster |url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2019/7/17/womens-soccer-schilte-brown-signs-three-international-bulls-to-2019-roster.aspx |publisher=University of South Florida |date=17 July 2019}} As a rookie Roberts was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI freshman team and went on to make 17 appearances in her debut season, missing time due to national team obligations. At the end of the campaign she was one of only two unanimous selections to the All-AAC Rookie XI.{{cite web |title=The American Announces 2019 Women's Soccer Honors |url=https://theamerican.org/news/2019/11/5/the-american-announces-2019-womens-soccer-honors.aspx |website=theamerican.org}}{{cite web |title=Lucy Roberts Bulls profile |url=https://gousfbulls.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/lucy-roberts/11937 |website=USF Athletics}}

= University of Louisville, 2023 =

In December 2022, Roberts transferred to the University of Louisville to play the 2023 season with the Louisville Cardinals.{{cite press release |url=https://gocards.com/news/2022/12/14/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-adds-lucy-roberts-to-2023-class |title=Women's Soccer Adds Lucy Roberts to 2023 Class |date=14 December 2022 |access-date=9 June 2023 |publisher=Louisville Cardinals}}

=Odense Blodklub Q, 2024–=

In August 2024, Roberts joined newly-promoted Danish Women's League side Odense Boldklub Q.{{cite web|url=https://ob.dk/nyheder/2024/august/lucy-roberts-krydser-atlanterhavet-til-ob|title=Lucy Roberts krydser Atlanterhavet til OB|publisher=Odense Boldklub Q|date=6 August 2024|accessdate=12 August 2024|language=Danish}}

International career

After helping the team to qualify, Roberts travelled to Lithuania in May 2018 as part of the England under-17 squad to compete in the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship as the team reached the semi-finals.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/may/02/england-squad-womens-u17-euros-020518|title=Young Lionesses unleashed|website=www.thefa.com|language=en|access-date=9 February 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/may/18/uefa-womens-u17s-germany-180518|title=Germany 8–0 England|website=www.thefa.com|language=en|access-date=9 February 2019}} On 30 September 2019, Roberts was selected in the England under-19 squad that began the 2020 UEFA Under-19 Championship qualification.{{cite web |title=England squad named for UEFA Women's U19 Championship first qualifying round |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/sep/30/england-squad-womens-u19-qualifiers-belarus-300919 |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=5 October 2019 |date=30 September 2019}} Three days later, Roberts scored her first goal in an 8–0 win against Cyprus.{{cite web |last1=Lavery |first1=Glenn |title=England 8–0 Cyprus: UEFA Women's U19 qualifier |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/oct/02/england-euro-qualifier-cyprus-jess-park-021019 |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=5 October 2019 |date=2 October 2019}}

Personal life

Roberts is the great-great-granddaughter of Manchester United and England defender Charlie Roberts, who played for the club from 1904 to 1913 and became the first captain to lead United out at Old Trafford in 1910.{{Cite web|url=https://muwfcnews.co.uk/lucy-roberts/|title=Lucy Roberts|date=23 August 2018|website=muwfcnews|access-date=9 February 2019}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|match played 15 May 2019}}{{cite web|title=L. Roberts |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/lucy-roberts/516510/ |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=7 July 2019}}

rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|FA CupIncludes the FA Women's Cup ! colspan="2" \|League CupIncludes the FA WSL Cup ! colspan="2" \|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool \|2017–18 \|WSL 1 \|1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Manchester United \|2018–19 \|Championship \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Huddersfield Town (loan) \|2018–19 \|Northern Premier \|6	2	0	0	0	0	6	2
colspan="3" \|Career total !7	2	1	0	0	0	8	2

References

External links

{{sports links}}
[https://gousfbulls.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11937 Profile] at the South Florida Bulls website
[https://gocards.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/lucy-roberts/13755 Profile] at the Louisville Cardinals website
{{UEFA player|250115800}}

Category:2001 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Crewe

Category:Women's association football defenders

Category:English women's footballers

Category:Liverpool F.C. Women players

Category:Manchester United W.F.C. players

Category:Women's Super League players

Category:English expatriate women's footballers

Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States

Category:South Florida Bulls women's soccer players

Category:Louisville Cardinals women's soccer players